Corset and abdominal supporter.



m4815347. v Q PATENTE-n MAR.20,1906.

F; SCHMITT.

.CORSE-T AND ABDOMINALSUPPOR'ER. APPLIOATIDN PILEDAPR. 14. 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

PATBNTED MAR. zo, 1906.

, P. SCHMITT. CORSET AND ABDOMINAL SUPPORTBR.

'APPLIGATION FILED APR.14, 1.905.

i 'NITHD sTA'rns PATENT oPPcH.

FRANK scHMrrnoP PHILADELPHIA, PrimasrLvArHA.y coRsET AND ABDQMINAL su-PPoRTEn.

No. 815,747. e

specification ef Letters Patent.

Patented March l2o, 1906. .l

l I .Application led April 14, 1905. SerialNo. 255513.

To @ZZ whom/it may concern,.-

Be it known that I, FRANK SCHMITT, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary,

residing at `Philadelphia, county of Philadel-v phia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new and useul Improvement in Corsets vand Abdominal Supporters7 'of which the followin is a speciiicatlon.

My 'invention re ates to a new: and useful l lmprovement in corset and abdominal supporters', and has for its object toprovide a de- 5 vice totake the-place of an ordinary corset g which will support the breasts and conine'; the igure to `a pleasing outline and at the v same time give to the wearer perfect'f'ree` ydom in her movements and be free of'all the objectionable disadvantages of ordinary corf Sets, such as exercising pressure on sensitive spots, &c.; and a further obj ect of my inven-v tion is to rovide an abdominal supporter which can be easily attachedto the corset and support the abdomen without the neces-y sity of any great pressure beingapplied upon ,any

With these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combinationv ofV elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated bythe claims.

art.

In l'order that thosefskilled in the artto Which this invention-appertains may uunderstand how to make and? use the same,'the

construction ando eration will now be described inv detail, re erring to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspeciiication, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of de-v vice applied to a person; Fig. 2, a front elevation of my device unattached, a-portion be-4 ing shown in section to illustrate the 'interiori construction; Fig. 3, a perspective view of one of the pockets for supporting the breast., Fig. 4 isalso a `perspective view oiione/of the pockets for supporting the breast, showingfa `modified form of construction; Fig. 5, a perspective view showing a Imodification of the manner of supporting the 'abdominal .sup,

porting-band at the rear; Fig.4 6, a vertical section through the corset-adjuster showing a modified form of construction.

A represents the breastesupporting frames, which are practically semicircular in outline,

and these frames are adapted to be .attached to the breast-.pocketsB ,and these breast-pockets `'can be either made in the form shown'in Fig. 3

or thatform shown in Fig. 4 ,and the pockets .are adapted to be secured to the frame by any removable means-'such `as buttons, lacing,

&c. These ockets can be v made ofany desirable materia of suflicient thicknesstoholdthe breast in the `position desired, and `these pockany iiexible materialfsuchas thin steel,}celf luloid, whalebone, or the like-,and these strips overlap one another andare slotted and adapted to .be heldin relative positionto lone another by a binding-screw D, .which screw is threaded into a block'. D" -at .the-.rear thus `binding the .strips into whateverposi.- tion they may be set. Thus byloosening the kscrew D the strips lC v'may be .adjusted s o ras to bring the breast-frames A ,nearer together or farther apart -to adjust th'e same ltofi'lie person.

` E is an Lelastic belt, adapted to `surround the body just below the breast, and -this belt maybe secured in .any desirable manner, here shown as being rovidedwithQa hQOl 1E uponone end adapte to .hook throu hah-ole provided in the end ofone fstripC, t e other stri C being `provided in its :end .with ,a rbutton ole-slot C', into which a button E210-,

cated luion theopposite end ofthebandQE-is adapte to pass.

curedto'aplate E', t ough whichthe screw D passes, thus binding the plate F tothe Astrips C. The stud vF 1s .swiveled in theup.- perend ofa'tubularsu port G, and threaded into the lower'` end of t s tubular supportv G `is a screw-threadedrod I-I, the ,lowerendof said rod being connected by -a universal ,joint I with the fork J, whichv fork is Iadapted to straddle the shanks of the buttons or` headed studs K, secured to a belt L adapted topass around the waist of Athe wearer. AtV .the

point where the forkengages the buttonor Y, eaded studs K a separate piece is sewed to the belt L, and the fork J passes betweenthe belt Land 'thisseparate peGQ, engaging the Shanks of the ,studs K in between. By

lmeans, of this adjustable support G it will be 4seenthat by .turning thetubul'ar portion ,G

F is a stud, the upper end oi Ywhich is tse- IOO around the distance between the strip C and i the waistband L may be lengthened or shortened so as to adjust it to the person; The weight of the breast will be supported in this way by the waistband L; but if it is desired to remove a part of this weight lfrom the waistband L a flexible cord or band M may pass around the neck of the wearer, the ends being secured to the inside ends of the frames A, as shown in Fig. l, or, if desired, the fiexible cord or band M could be attached to the outer ends of the breast-frames, as shown in 2. Any means could be employed for attaching this band to the breast-frames but I prefer to use a fastener formed like a safetypin, (illustratedat N.) By unfastening the pin it may be passed through a hole in the ends of the frames A, and the ends of the band M being provided with buttons M' may be buttoned into the pins, and when the free end ofthe pin is sprung into place the button will keep this free end from being accidentally disengaged until the button is pressed downward to the lower end of the pin.

If desired, the tubular support G, rod H, and fork J could be dispensed with and the breast supported entirely from the neck or shoulders,- or the fiexible band M could be dispensed with and the breast supported entirely from the waist. It can be seen that by this device perfect freedom is allowed the wearer, as the breast-frames A are swiveled in the ends ofthe strips C and can turn to respond to the movements ofthe person. The strips C are flexible and can turn u on the stud F, and by means of the universa joint I the whole device can move in any direction from the waist, and while the device is perfectly flexible, as described, it can be seen at a glance that it will supportthe breast in any desired position and confine the form of the person to the desired shape.

In Fig. 6 I Ihave shown a modified form of tubular support in which the rod H instead of being threaded into the tubular support G is provided with a nut H', threaded upon said rod, and the tubular support G rests upon this nut, and in this modified form I have shown the plate F as being secured or made integral with the tube G. This support can be made in four different waysthat is, the rod H could be threaded into the tube G, the stud F swiveled in the top thereof, as shown in Fig. 2, or the rod H could be threaded into the tube G, with the plate F' integral with said tube, or the rod lH could be provided with a nut, as shown in Fig. 6, with the stud swiveled in the upper end, or it could be made entirely as shown in Fig. 6.

In Figs. 1 and 2, O represents an abdominal supporter which is in the form of a circular plate adapted to fit the abdomen, and from this plate extends upward a strap O', whichv is secured to a clip P, fitting over the Shanks of the buttons K of the waistband L.

Sismi? The heads of the buttons are removable either by being threaded on the shanks or otherwise. Q is a strap which )asses through slots O2, formed in the plate and then passes around the hips and may pass through a loop L', secured to the waistband L at the rear, or if it is desired not to have the strap Q pass around the hips at an angle said strap Q may pass directly around the his and be held upward in the rear by a strap t, depending from the waistband L, the lower end being formed into a hook R', into which the strap Q is adapted to rest. There may be several sets of the slots O2, so that the straps may be secured to the supporter in a higher or lower position.

Of course, if desired, the ordinary bandagesupporter could be used, which passes entirely around the person, and the same means could be utilized for holding up the supporter, as here shown. Of course this device is adapted to be used with or without the abdominal supporter, as desired, and may be made of any of the various materials and may be made in various shapes, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction here shown, as slight modifications could be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as newand useful, is l. In a device of the character described, two semicircular breast-frames, pockets removably secured to said breast-frames and extending outward therefrom, an adjustable band, in the outer ends of which the breast-frames are swiveled, an elastic belt extending around the wearer and connected at each end to the adjustable band, a belt adapted to pass around the waist of the wearer, and means for supporting the adjustable band and breast-pockets, as and for the purpose specified. 2. .In a device of the character described, two semicircular frames, pockets or breastsupports removably secured to said frames, an adjustable band consisting of two strips overlapping one another, the semicircular frames pivoted one in the outer end of each strip, a block arranged at the center of the adjustable band, means connected with the said block for holding the two strips of the band in position, an elastic band passing around the body of the wearer and removably connected at each end to the adjustable band, a belt adapted to pass around the waist of the wearer, an attachment removably seeured to said belt, a screw-threaded rod extending upward from the attachment and connected thereto by a universal joint, a tubular support threaded upon said rod, a circular stud extending downward from the block and swiveled in the upper end of the tubular support, a fiexible cord removably connected to the'device and passing around iro specified.

the neck of the-wearer, as and for the purpose 3.' In a device of the character described, two semicircular frames, .pockets or breastsupports adapted to be removably attached to said frames, a iiexible connector consisting of two Y strips overlapping one another, the frames pivoted in the outer end of said strips,

.a block arranged in the center, of the connector and provided with means for securing the two strips together, an elastic band passing around the body and adapted to be removably connected to theends of the connector, a belt passing around the Waist of the person, two buttons or headed studs secured tov the belt, a fork adapted to straddle the Shanks of the button from above, a screwthreaded rodfextending upwardvfrom said fork and connected thereto by a universal joint, a tubular support threaded upon said rod,l 'a stud extending downward from the block .and swiveled in the upper end of said support, and means for suspending the dev vice from the neck of the wearer, as specified.

4. In a device of the character described,

j two semicircular breast-frames, pockets removably secured to lsaid breast-frames and extending outward therefrom, an adjustable band in the outer ends of which the breastframes are swiveled, an elastic belt extending around the wearer and connectedv at each i end to the adjustable band, a belt adapted to pass around the waist of the wearer, means for supporting the adjustable band and breast-pockets, an abdominal supporter suspended at the forward end from the waistband and also at the rearward end from the waistband, as specified. A

5. In a device of the character described, two breast-supporta, an adjustable band con-l necting said breast-supports together, a belt extending around the wearer and connected at each end to the adjustable band, a belt strap at the rear from the belt, as specified.

In testimony whereof I vhave hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK SCHMITT.

Witnesses:

MoRRIs M. voN Mosxovrrz L. W. MORRISON.

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